What appears to be the remains of SpaceX' Falcon-9 rocket was found floating on a remote British island, leaving researches baffled as to how it got there when it was launched in Florida in June 2015.
The suspected Falcon-9 rocket debris was found by two fishermen on the Isles of Scilly. They towed the 32-by-13 ft. wreckage towards a nearby beach, where it was later removed, BBC News reported.
"My first thoughts were, it might be a whale or something dead floating on the surface, because there were seabirds feeding off it. It turned out they were feeding off goose barnacles," said Joseph Thomas, one of the two fishermen who found the rocket remains and an employee of a local ferry service on the island of Tresco, according to the Inquisitr.
"Once we got it ashore with the help of another vessel, (the coastguard) scraped some of the goose barnacles off, and it just so happened the first place they scraped, they found the flag. It's not every day part of a rocket washes ashore at home," Thomas added.
Coastal Area Commander Martin Leslie expressed his belief that it could indeed be the Falcon-9 rocket that failed on its mission to bring supplies to the International Space Station. Other researchers however, are considering that it could be another rocket, based on the initial reports on the size and the markings of the debris, The Verge reported.
Researchers have yet to confirm whether or not it is indeed a fraction of the Falcon-9 or not.
SpaceX has not yet replied to queries.
